Try getting him to clean out his own pant...I know it sounds gross, but it has help us a little. I have taken him to different doctors,he says he cant feel going in his pants, I don't believe him. My daughter is almost 6 and she will go 5-10 days without a bowel movement if I let her and then she will have an accident. Now we are having major issues at school because of this. The child can’t consciously control this soiling.In some cases, the intestines may become so enlarged from fecal blockage that your child loses the sensation of needing to poop.Common causes of constipation leading to encopresis include:Just because encopresis is associated with psychological causes doesn’t mean that the symptoms are under your child’s control. But now it's started again and we're worried about 1st grade.

The #1 app for tracking pregnancy & baby day by day – plus advice, guidance, and valuable tools It occurs when a child (usually over the age of 4) has a bowel movement and soils their pants. I am so concerned about the school year coming up and how we will all deal with this then. Don’t start toilet training until your child is ready. It is such a relief to know our problem is solved. Your contributions are fully tax-deductible.Senior Clinical Psychologist, Anxiety Disorders CenterFrom what you are describing it sounds like your son might have a condition known as encopresis. Often when kids have encopresis it is because they have experienced a painful bowel movement and they want to avoid having that pain again, so they avoid pooping. His father and I disagree as to how to handle the situation. I totally agree that the miralax makes it worse. We've been to Gastro and confirmed there is NOTHING physically wrong with her. He does it at school,home,friends etc. This has been going on for over two years now. Stephanie Brown. This can increase their anxiety about going to the bathroom. Other than this problem, he is an absolute joy to raise! Oh and the punishment only makes it worse. Learn which over-the-counter medicines are safe for you and your baby So I switched him to soymilk and watched his dairy intake, though he loves cheese. He cleans out his own underwear and showers and stuff every time,but I have no idea what to do. Lets just pray they grow out of it!!!

That actually helped keep the stool soft enough so that she could hold as much in the intestines so her muscles (that were stretched due to constipation) would get back to normal. Nothing has helped! By using this Site you agree to the following If he wears underwear the poop falls in the floor. Any suggestions will help please. That was long before she was able to with hold stool. Anyone out there get through this with clean underwear at the end? Anyway we talked about reward charts etc and I now have 3 charts going in my house which all 3 kids are doing.

I thought he was going to have to live with this problem for the rest of his life but thank goodness I found out about this after only 3 yrs, which is still a long time to have to have dealt with it. Rewards can range from positive praise to tangible objects, as long as there’s consistency. We have an appointment with yet another gastroenteroligist in July. I am so lost and have NO idea what to do! He soils his pants at least once, maybe three times a day. He had lost all feeling of when he had to go, so didn't even realize when he had soiled himself (we, too, thought he was lying about it). I will let everyone know what happens although I am not holding my breath for any answers as I havn't gotten any thus far.

I don't feel movicol alone would have solved it, nor the child psych (which only I saw) but the combination of the two has led to this situation. He's been on benefiber and miralax for several months which seems to have made a HUGE improvement, and we really need to watch his fiber and dairy intake. But what happens when you withhold defecating is that the poop hardens and forms a mass. This week she's been clean during the days and the soiling seems to now be happening in the middle of the night while she's sleeping. It occurs when a child (usually over the age of 4) has a bowel movement and soils their pants. So whats that all about then??? I am sure she would feel better if we were always prepared for any accidents that may occur. When I was checking her every morning, there was no accident and I would tell her to put her pants back on then I would tell her put yourself on after lunch. By using this Site you agree to the following I have 2 other kids and I go to school full time. Liquid fecal matter or a soft bowel movement can then leak around the hard stool in the rectum and into a child’s underpants. He is very smart and makes great grades in school and we make a big deal about this.

I will find the soiled underwear hidden in his room while I am cleaning it.

WE went through a time when he was hiding them all over the house.

I am really looking for someone who has been in this situation with some specific sugestions on how to fix the issue. I also have a younger son and I have a job that I have to do to support us finacially. This doesn't always happen as she doesn't want to miss math class...how do you counter that? When kids delay pooping, stool piles up in and stretches the rectum. I feel your pain and am concerned.

haven't been on this forum for a while but just wanted to update. The A psychological evaluation may be used to look for an underlying emotional cause for this problem.Your child’s doctor might prescribe or recommend a product to remove the blockage and relieve constipation. A stretched-out rectum is like a stretched-out sock: it loses elasticity. I would ask her don't you feel it and she would say "no" or I don't know. Healthline Media does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. She's just fine and actually asks me if I'm tired of dealing with Julia's sneaky poop problem. Every time I  ask him why he does it he says I know I am in trouble,or I am grounded,and he says hes lazy. My husband and I are at our wits end with his 9 year old daughter. Stool softners seem to work better for him and I am buying fiber bars by the case now.

But I did go home and gave him milk.